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package com.hazelcast.nio.serialization;

/**
 * PortableFactory is used to create Portable instances during de-serialization.
 *
 * @see com.hazelcast.nio.serialization.Portable
 * @see com.hazelcast.nio.serialization.VersionedPortable
 */
public interface PortableFactory {

    /**
     * Creates a Portable instance using given class ID
     * @param classId portable class ID
     * @return portable instance or null if class ID is not known by this factory
     */
    Portable create(int classId);
}
